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Brunello di Montalcino 2004Cerretalto, Casanova di Neri
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"As you can well imagine, the 2004 Brunello di Montalcino
Cerretalto was absolutely explosive on the palate, and even more so
because it followed the stylistically traditional, more understated
and more ethereal wines from Montalcino in this tasting--such as
Cerbaiona and Salvioni. Giacomo Neri's Brunello would stand tall
among the wines from Bolgheri and coastal Tuscany, given the
thicker extraction, textural richness and power he strives to
achieve. Despite the more robust Bordelaise style, the wine
maintains a brilliant sense of balance, finesse and poise that is
only evident in the greatest expressions of Brunello. When Robert
Parker and I asked our audience to name their favorite wines in
this flight of ten, the Cerretalto and the Masseto garnished the
most votes. The wine is supple and velvety in texture with a long,
polished finished. My favorite quality in great Brunello are the
balsam herb aromas you get with Sangiovese that is ripened with
deep diurnal shifts between day and nighttime temperatures right
before harvest. This wine delivers those in spades." (99 pts.
Monica Larner, eRobertParker.com, Jan. 2016)

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